Biology and Biotechnology Undergraduate Degrees

...each side has developed as a means for survival. We will use examples drawn from human disease-causing pathogens that contribute seriously to the global health burden...

...is accumulation and deposition of misfolded proteins that arise when the ability of cells to deal with the burden of misfolded proteins is compromised... Learn about: Quality Training...

...yet, despite centuries of effort, modern medicine struggles against the same obstacles today as it did in its early days: finding the source of the disease...

...We will see how firing properties can change with experience, and we will study the biochemical basis of these changes. We will learn how molecular biology... Learn about: Molecular Biology...

...neurons to fibroblasts to T cells. Overall, we hope to provide a comprehensive overview of this exciting new field of research and its clinical relevance...

...Modification and reorganization of chromatin play a critical role in coordinating the cell-type specific gene expression programs that are required...

...candidates have successfully taken at least one of the following classes: 7.03 Genetics 7.05 General Biochemistry 7.06 Cell Biology 7.28 Molecular Biology In humans...

...have a good working knowledge of molecular biology, cell biology, and genetics. Recommended prerequisites are: 7.03 Genetics 7.05 General Biochemistry... Learn about: Biofuel Production...

...synaptic plasticity, the roles of synapses in higher cognitive processes and how synaptic dysfunction can lead to disease. Lectures: 1 session /...

...we will learn about molecular bases of peptide signaling. In addition, peptides potentially can be used as potent broad-spectrum antibiotics and hence... Learn about: Communication Training...

...This weekly seminar course focuses on developing the participants' ability to uncover and confront student misconceptions and to foster student understanding...

...evolutionary genetics, and the larger scientific, social, ethical, and philosophical implications. Lectures: 1 session / week, 3 hours / session How genetics... Learn about: IT risk...

...His paper generated enormous scientific and public interest, and kick-started the field of Biological Computing, the main subject of this discussion based seminar course... Learn about: Engineering Science, Molecular Biology...

...Lectures: One session / week, 2 hours / session Since the discovery of the structure of the DNA double helix in 1953 by Watson and Crick, the information... Learn about: Molecular Biology...

...demonstrations in lecture that allow you to experience the topic under study. Lectures work in tandem with the textbook. The course breaks into small recitations... Learn about: Professor Training...

...information between nerve cells, the effect of drugs on this process, and the development of nerve cells into the brain and spinal cord. We then move...

...concerns the relation of structure and function at various levels of neuronal integration. Topics include functional neuroanatomy and neurophysiology...

...for perception and sensorimotor control, focusing on physiological and anatomical studies of the mammalian nervous system as well as behavioral studies of animals and humans...

...with an emphasis on human and animal models of hippocampal mechanisms and function. Class sessions include lectures and discussion of papers...

...Bayesian methods, bootstrap and other Monte Carlo methods, as well as hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, elementary design of experiments principles and goodness-of-fit... Learn about: Cognitive Science, Confidence Training, IT Law...